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So Excited!

Sep. 01, 2022

You may have noticed that things look more than a little different here. I am so excited about this new look. I first noticed this theme when it came through my email over at Rita Reviews. I liked it right away but thought it was a bit out of my budget at the time. 

I mean I wasn’t looking to spend a couple of hundred dollars on a theme. Especially when I didn’t have this blog anywhere near the place I wanted it to be. So, I let the thought of changing things go and went about my business. It was no big deal. Months went by and I felt like I was falling further and further behind what I wanted to be doing here. I wasn’t sure what was going on.

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Then I had that moment at Rita Reviews when I was more than ready to give it all up. I was tired and would come up with excuses as to why I wasn’t getting things done. The truth was I burnt out. Burnt out on all sorts of things. Life in general. It was at that moment I had my epiphany. After a lot of praying and examining everything in my life I sat  down and wrote out what I wanted. How I wanted my day to day to look.

Things in both my business and personal lives that I wanted to improve. That I could change. One thing I knew was that the Scribe theme from Restored 316 Designs had stayed in the back of my mind since the moment I saw it. I needed it but again I didn’t want to spend the money. I told myself if I took the time and stopped playing around, actually getting the things I needed to get done. Getting everything moved and organized. Sitting down and pre-writing all of the pages, planning how things would look, and how long it would take me then (and only then) I could buy the theme.

I didn’t think I would accomplish any of it. I figured I would do like I always do and give up. It wouldn’t be a big deal but to be honest getting Storied Conversation in shape was part of my bigger plan. Then in early August I sat down one day, started working, and everything was done. Well it was almost done. By the end of the week it was all done and I was amazed. I had done it.

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That meant I could get the new theme. I could do something I wanted to do. Then I set another task for myself before I committed. I needed to be sure. The logo needed to be right. I need to prep and plan my social media as I want to be better at it. guess what? I got all of that done as well. I just sat done and did it. So, I bought the theme and installed it.

Everything has been updated and is looking the way I want it to. It wasn’t difficult at all. There was very little that I changed from the way the theme came. I loved the colors and style. It was designed for authors so books are the inspiration for it. I hope that you will all take the time to check out the pages and all the other little parts. See how much has changed and please be honest about the parts you like and don’t like. Also, just because I am so excited I thought I would do a giveaway for y’all.

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ENTER BELOW FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN $500 PAYPAL CASH. GIVEAWAY IS OPEN WORLDWIDE AND ENDS SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 AT 11:59 PM EST.

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  1. Sherry says

    September 1, 2022 at 2:01 am

    I love the new look. Everything looks great to me.

    Reply
  2. Audrey Stewart says

    September 1, 2022 at 8:33 am

    The new look is good. Your blog and all the post are always neat and tidy.

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  3. Stephanie LaPlante says

    September 1, 2022 at 9:24 am

    I think the new look is awesome. I can’t see a single thing that I don’t like. You did a fabulous job.

    Reply
  4. Elaine G says

    September 1, 2022 at 3:10 pm

    I like the new look. It all looks great

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  5. heather says

    September 1, 2022 at 4:43 pm

    I like the new look it looks nice and clean. When I first came to the blog though the giveaways were not listed on the right hand side of the page I have to click into a story and look for them. Wonder if it is like that for others?

    Reply
  6. Eva Millien says

    September 2, 2022 at 10:31 am

    I love the new look and I am looking forward to future posts and giveaways!

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  7. xjanelx78 says

    September 2, 2022 at 11:58 am

    I love the new look!

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  8. Jonathan W says

    September 2, 2022 at 9:31 pm

    The site looks amazing! I think it was well worth it. I just built a site myself for my business, and it doesn’t look this good, mostly because I used a free theme and I’m not up to customizing it to perfection.

    Reply
  9. bn100 says

    September 3, 2022 at 6:49 am

    looks fine

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  10. Betty S says

    September 5, 2022 at 7:09 am

    The new look is great, easy to navigate

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  11. Adriane says

    September 5, 2022 at 4:02 pm

    Very attractive new look! The only negative for me is I have to do a lot more scrolling down the page to get to your book reviews – maybe it’s my browser?

    Reply
  12. Susan Smith says

    September 7, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    Your website is so easy to read and navigate with the big letters and light colors.

    Reply
  13. Carolyn Daley says

    September 10, 2022 at 11:21 pm

    I am glad that you are pleased with the new look. It looks great! I think the website looks clean, organized, and it is easy to navigate. I can see your social media links in the top right hand corner and the current giveaways along with featured authors in the right side bar.

    Reply
  14. sandra says

    September 12, 2022 at 8:29 pm

    it’s a good look

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  15. Shirley O says

    September 13, 2022 at 3:30 pm

    The new look is wonderful. I like the layout and it is easy to navigate.

    Reply
  16. Soozle says

    September 15, 2022 at 7:09 am

    The new look is wonderful – very clean & crisp looking, easy to navigate!

    Reply
  17. Bea LaRocca says

    September 15, 2022 at 2:07 pm

    I love the new look, Rita! I have no suggestions for you at this time as everything seems perfect just the way it is

    Reply
  18. K says

    September 18, 2022 at 1:05 pm

    I really like the overall layout and look!

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  19. Natalie says

    September 19, 2022 at 3:44 pm

    I love the new look. Very modern and not cluttered at all!

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  20. Sarah L says

    September 22, 2022 at 1:39 am

    I like the new look. Easy on the eyes.

    Reply
  21. Jenn says

    September 22, 2022 at 6:47 pm

    I like the new look especially the colour scheme – it’s perfect.

    Reply
  22. Clem says

    September 23, 2022 at 1:20 am

    Nice layout and text size

    Reply
  23. Amber Terry says

    September 23, 2022 at 8:10 am

    I love the new look! I like the minimalism 🙂

    (Thanks for the chance to win!)

    Reply
  24. Sandra Dufoe says

    September 23, 2022 at 9:31 am

    It is very streamlined like it.

    Reply

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